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There’s more lurking in the Mindspace than meets the eye. Join us as we uncover the clever callbacks, comic nods, and sneaky MCU connections hidden throughout “VisionQuest” episodes 3 and 4. From mysterious Banner references to Ultron’s sinister symbolism, these easter eggs are packed with surprises that make the show even richer. Who caught the most details on first watch? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for epic Easter eggs and hidden
00:04secrets from Episodes 3 and 4 of Vision Quest. We'll be getting into spoilers for these episodes,
00:10as well as various other MCU projects, so consider this your warning.
00:14Mommy was a lonely witch, and then one very special night in New Jersey,
00:18she conjured you up and your magical twin brother.
00:22None of that was real. He doesn't need to be poisoned by fantasy.
00:27Number 10. What's Banner busy with?
00:30Episode 3, titled Reboot, makes it immediately clear that Vision is going through it.
00:35While still reeling from adamantium bullets, he and Tommy think of options for saving him.
00:40During this, Vision name-drops Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, but explains that Banner is preoccupied.
00:45There are only two people who could possibly repair me, and one of them died saving the universe,
00:49the other is Dr. Banner.
00:51With what, though? You see, where Vision Quest falls in the timeline is a little ambiguous.
00:56It's after WandaVision and Agatha all along for sure, but the rest is sort of fuzzy.
01:02Banner could still be teaching kids at Empire State University.
01:05Have you got a minute? I wanted to talk to you about your inhibitor.
01:09Oh, sure. Don't worry. It's got fail-safes.
01:13I'm not going to turn into the big green raging monster machine in the cafeteria.
01:17Or, if this is after Spider-Man Brand New Day, twiddling his thumbs in prison.
01:21Or, maybe already dealing with Doom.
01:24The Banner line may seem like a fun reference at first, but it's also an unofficial game of Find the
01:30Missing Scientist.
01:31Good luck with that, Peter.
01:38Number 9. Daredevils, Werewolves, and More
01:41Buckle up, everybody.
01:43Paladin's post-mission debrief is a treasure trove of Easter eggs.
01:47While tending to his wounds, his quirky assistant reminds him of several very valuable nuggets of info.
01:52We find out that he got his adamantium bullets from the Ten Ring Syndicate, which is a nod to the
01:58Mandarin.
01:58And also learn about Paladin's other skirmishes.
02:01Shall I send a gift basket to the Ten Ring Syndicate, thanking them for the adamantium chest armor?
02:06The fancy one with the pears.
02:07Consider it done.
02:08These include a possible disagreement with Punisher, a butt-whooping from Daredevil, and a battle against a werewolf.
02:14The wolf in question is probably werewolf by night, but part of us really hopes Paladin beefed with man-wolf.
02:20You pulled a fistful of shrapnel from that IED out if you got?
02:23Just a punishing disagreement with an old friend.
02:25Right, and the bite marks from that thing that was halfway between a man and a wolf?
02:28Perfectly reasonable fella by day.
02:30Remember the concussion you got from that steel-fiber billy club you took to the noggin?
02:34If you can't take the heat, stay out of Hell's Kitchen.
02:37He's another Marvel werewolf who actually happens to be J. Jonah Jameson's son.
02:52Yeah, probably not the exact wolf the MCU's thinking about, but hey, that will be our headcanon going forward.
02:59Number 8. Friday Remembers Endgame
03:01If you think about it, these AIs have been around the block for a while,
03:05hiding in plain sight for so long that we've all forgotten they've witnessed a lot.
03:10Friday, for example, reminds us that she was an active part of Avengers Endgame.
03:14I was there, at the end of all things.
03:19There were heroes everywhere, fighting and falling and...
03:27I was there when Tony died.
03:29That's because she was the primary AI system that Tony Stark relied on
03:32when he was slugging it out against Thanos and his horde of evildoers.
03:37Okay, dork. Hit me.
03:46Unfortunately, Friday's not just spending her time reliving the glory days.
03:50She brings up Tony's sacrifice and essentially reveals how lonely she feels.
03:55Half the world came back that day.
04:00Am I lost half of mine?
04:02We're not used to chatbots trauma dumping,
04:05but anyone can tell that Friday is struggling.
04:07None of us can change the past,
04:09but hey, the future's still yet to be written.
04:12Friday getting emotional over Avengers Endgame isn't too surprising.
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04:37Number 7. Vision and Tommy's Multiple Talks
04:41Even super intelligent robots don't always know what to say.
04:44That is especially evident when Vision tries having a heart-to-heart with Tommy.
04:48His son wants answers, but Vision doesn't give very good ones.
04:51And we see that in numerous different simulations.
04:55I was a copy of Vision meant to kill Maximoff.
04:58So none of it was real?
05:00My memories are his, but not my experience.
05:03It just makes no sense when life was just a simulation of American sitcoms.
05:08Well, it felt pretty real to me.
05:10Can we take a second to also emphasize the lighting?
05:12Vision is surrounded by heavy purples,
05:15while Tommy is surrounded by muddy mixtures of yellow and green.
05:18It's a stylistic visual clash between a rational robot and a temperamental teen.
05:23I'm afraid you were just a child so in need of a loving family
05:27that you created this familial delusion,
05:31all based on a chapter in a book you read once,
05:34about two dead heroes.
05:36Stop! Just stop!
05:38Beyond the awesome color coordination, though,
05:40is a conversation about what it really means to be alive.
05:43Honestly, Vision's existential dread feels a lot like Amazo's dread in Justice League Unlimited.
05:49These past months, I have amassed so much knowledge,
05:52and yet I remain confused, empty.
05:57What am I evolving into?
05:59What is my purpose?
06:00I must know!
06:01Tell me!
06:02Though it started out bumpy,
06:04Vision and Tommy's talk was a thought-provoking one in the end.
06:07Number 6. Vision's Radical Reboot
06:10Did you know you could fix Vision the same way you could fix your smartphone?
06:14That's right.
06:14All you have to do is turn this synthezoid off and on again.
06:17Okay, it is a little more complicated, but that is the gist.
06:20In order to repair Vision, the other AIs manually shut him off.
06:32This temporarily kills him, but death is more of a speed bump for Vision.
06:37Speaking of speed,
06:38Tommy revives him by vibrating his hands so fast he jumpstarts Vision back to life.
06:49The way he's submerged in the water and how he rises out from it draw clear parallels to a baptism.
06:55In a way, that is what this is.
06:57Not just a fancy software reboot to squash some lingering computer bugs,
07:01but a spiritual rebirth.
07:02I didn't...
07:03I didn't...
07:04Yes, you didn't.
07:06I was strangely human.
07:09My life flushed before my eyes, I see.
07:12What did you see?
07:15Hope.
07:17A four-letter word.
07:20Number 5.
07:21The Power of Code
07:22We mentioned Vision's reboot earlier,
07:24but sadly it also came with some baggage in the form of the evil Butcher Bird Killer,
07:29who managed to stow away in Vision's mind.
07:31She nearly possessed Vision,
07:33and the sight of that gave off some serious cybernetic Scarlet Witch vibes.
07:37Fortunately for us,
07:39Edith turned into a priest.
07:41No, seriously.
07:41She performed a digital exorcism on the Butcher Bird Killer
07:44in an epic scene-stealer of a sequence.
07:47Oh, clever duck.
07:50I break thee from thy loop with batch command and function.
07:53I sever thine process with backslash body in all targeted nodes.
07:58Leave me be.
07:59When you and your dollhouse of artificial playthings will be safe.
08:04The mind space was turned into a supernatural terror,
08:06but at the same time,
08:07you had Edith and Ultron doing their best exorcist audition.
08:11A little goofy, sure,
08:12but also instantly iconic.
08:14No more, don't threaten me.
08:16In the name of function and command.
08:18The power of code compels you!
08:20Edith was already a fun character,
08:22but the opening to episode 4, titled Malware,
08:25cemented her as an MVP of the series.
08:28Number 4. Synth Hunting
08:29As attention shifts toward finding the Butcher Bird Killer,
08:33Vision and Tommy essentially take on the roles of synth hunters.
08:36It's meant to be just a cool term,
08:38but their new role also has exciting parallels
08:40to another popular sci-fi franchise, Blade Runner.
08:43Get out of the way!
08:53Think about it.
08:54Their task of tracking down the Butcher Bird Killer
08:57is similar to Rick Deckard's job of finding replicants.
09:00Vision and Tommy aren't trying to kill any synths, sure,
09:03but the duo has to stop her from causing more harm.
09:05Guess we've got work to do.
09:07It's just too cute.
09:08He thinks he's going to be your little sidekick
09:10whilst you go synth hunting.
09:13Blade Runner also tackled themes of what it means to be human,
09:16and even suggested that Rick himself was a replicant,
09:19mirroring Vision's own self-identity dilemma.
09:21Vision Quest definitely isn't the MCU's version of Blade Runner,
09:25but the show's treading some similar ground.
09:27He's locking this out.
09:32Number 3.
09:33Coat of Arms
09:34Lisa was absent from Episode 3,
09:36but she more than made up for it during her Episode 4 screen time.
09:39The con artist reconvened with Tommy and Vision
09:42and proved to be the difference maker for them
09:44when they all had to sneak into a tech gala.
09:46Okay, I just need a good destruction.
09:50Leave the rest to me.
09:54Side note, but Vision repeatedly embarrassing Tommy
09:57in front of Lisa is hilarious.
09:58Dude is a top-tier third wheel.
10:01Good to meet you, Dad.
10:03Oh, Vision, actually, and I'm happy you're here.
10:07But not as happy as Thomas,
10:08whose pheromone levels have spiked 47% since you first arrived.
10:12Anyway, after Lisa steals some key cards for them all,
10:15Tommy cheekily jokes about a coat of arms.
10:18Only you'd have a coat of arms.
10:20I can never have too many.
10:22That particular choice of words
10:24is a direct reference to Lisa's alter ego from the comics.
10:27She goes by the name coat of arms,
10:29and through a magical coat,
10:31she's given additional arms that she uses in combat.
10:34Hey, comics can get wild.
10:36Number 2.
10:37Ultron is Mephisto confirmed?
10:39Remember those wild theories about Mephisto?
10:42Every week, the most random side character
10:44was secretly the devil, according to the internet.
10:47It was a strange time,
10:48but Ultron might have actually been Mephisto all along.
10:50All right, settle down.
10:52That's a joke.
10:53But Ultron actually is treated as an allegory for the devil in episode 4.
10:56So in that way, to you, Ultron is a fallen angel.
11:00It's a reflection of us,
11:01of our ability to be both good and bad.
11:04And as for me, well...
11:08I am what I am.
11:10Him going rogue and fighting the Avengers
11:12is similar to Lucifer's fall from grace.
11:15At the gala, when Katarina Wells is talking,
11:17she also reiterates this idea.
11:19For every dangerous Ultron that exists,
11:23there exists the promise of every Vision.
11:27The best of us.
11:28Besides this and the news broadcasts
11:31talking about Ultron's attack on Sokovia,
11:33the big bad robots also presented
11:35as the devil on Vision's shoulder.
11:37Ultron isn't actually Mephisto,
11:39but the devil's symbolism is there.
11:40And it reminds us that he is still one rotten apple.
11:44You remain unbearably naive.
11:48You brought these art-ish queens to life.
11:52Number 1.
11:53There's a new robot in charge now.
11:55Ultron wouldn't be a devil without also making a bargain.
11:58When the Butcher Bird killer attacks the gala
12:00and is revealed to be Josephine Carrington,
12:02a.k.a. Jocasta,
12:03she wrecks Vision up.
12:05In fact, he's so messed up
12:07that he lets Ultron take control.
12:08You're flailing like a father
12:11who's afraid he'll lose his son.
12:12I'm not.
12:15Give me the wheel.
12:19I'll get us out of here alive.
12:21As Ultron returns to the real world,
12:23he quickly steps back into the role of a supervillain.
12:25But by taking charge,
12:27he also shines new light on how the mind space works.
12:30While not entirely the same,
12:32Vision's situation is arguably similar
12:34to dissociative identity disorder.
12:36The A.I.s are like different alters,
12:38and now Ultron has stepped into the role of the primary one.
12:42As you can expect,
12:43that means he is piloting Vision's body now,
12:46and that spells bad news for everyone.
12:49I had strings,
12:51but now I'm free.
12:55Are there any extra points of discussion we missed?
12:57Share your insights in the comments,
12:59and also let us know your thoughts on the show so far.
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